Byron Smith lived like a hermit in his small Minnesota town and often worried about a spate of break-ins at his home. One Thanksgiving, he skipped dinner with a neighbor and stayed home to keep watch. Instead, the night ended with two teens dead. Luckily for prosecutors, the entire encounter was recorded on Byron’s surveillance system.
Is it possible that this was a high school prank that kept accelerating?
One dare leading to another until it turns to tragedy.
Screwing with the 'crazy guy' in the neighborhood is a teenage pastime that sometimes leads to this.
This reminds of the movie “Don’t Breathe “
Ummmmm….they should not have been trying to rob grandpa. That's what you get…are you kidding me?!??!!
Yeah, don't break into houses, kids–perhaps you'd still be drawing breath. How is the homeowner supposed to know if you're armed or not, if you're high on who knows what or not. You break into someone's home, you just signed your own death warrant.
welp shouldn’t be breaking into homes 🤷ðŸÂ¾â€Â♀ï¸Â
Freddy Krueger once said:
"Every town has an Elm Street."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBRYm5zDs_A
Sheriff Wetzel……..your a joke
True Crime is doing an apology of burglary here by painting two criminals as victims. They had broken into his home NUMEROUS times and had stolen items, including a gun. If they were not out there committing crimes they would still be alive. Police should be ashamed they allowed such an incident to escalate without intervening.
"It seems sort of irrational now".
There's no question the two young people chose to committ a crime, but Byron had made the decision to take law into his own hands to a frightenly exaggerated degree.
With all his technical equipment, he could have easily seen the teems were unarmed.
Just telling at them from the basement would have probably sent them running.
I bet this bloke was a Hunter of big game and was bored wanted human game
Hes an insane narcissist
Only in The USA would think its okay to shoot two teenagers in the face with no mercy.
What does it matter if he saw them on camera before? They still broke in and the law there said it was legal to use force against intruders. The cameras and recordings are inconsequential IMO.
Since when is it ok to break into someone’s home several times. I don’t blame the guy. Don’t fk with people’s lives. 🤷ðŸÂ½â€Â♀ï¸Â
I don’t like the way these intruders are being portrayed to be “harmless†“innocent†children
Ĥe Took Matters In His Own Hands, Because The Popo Didn't Want To Help Him, They Fumbled AND He Took The Win
Fucked around and found out if you ask me.
Lying in wait ?????
He was in his book room downstairs in his home they broke in probably would have tornted him and laughed and joke how easy it was.
Police should be charged with neglect of duty it was reported endless times.
In the U.K a guy broke into a house the Owner confronted him and chased him out of the house the criminal had a heart attack and died running away.
They wanted to charge the owner
With manslaughter.
😮😮😮 unbelivable chargesvwere dropped after people protested.
Byron couldnt see the cameras from where he sat in the basement. He could only see them from upstairs. First thing he knew about it was the guy was breaking in.
Another story about two teenage thugs broke into a house. The brother and sister went home to have lunch the two thugs demaned money the brother gave them what they wanted but one still shot him in the head instatley heartbreaking to read more sister trying to revive her brother.
This is crazy
he had the right to defend himself and his home, not execute, especially when they were already incapacitated.
psycho.
Free this man they broke in!
Imagine of they didnt break in …everyone would be home fine…
TRUMP SHOULD PARDON HIM!
This is just wrong. They shouldn’t have been in there. Let alone kept coming back. That man was afraid for his life.
I don’t blame his at all
I do believe there is a such thing as overkill. I also believe. In protecting where you live and feeling safe.
They had it coming ……
How tf is he in jail
Bullsh!t. FAFO He'd still be reading in that basement if I were on jury.
Good for you sir we need more outstanding citizens
Like you to stop crime
What happened is the ones who breaking have guns? He have the right to protect himself.
Sounds like the plot for the movie “Don’t Breathe “
Prosecutor should be ashamed, wonder how HE would react to punks doing the same to his home
The title is such clickbait bs, this man did nothing wrong he was protecting his property stop making him seem like a monster.
Maybe if police had done their jobs the burglaries would have stopped and the kids wouldn’t have gotten shot.
Dec😂😂😂😂😂😂Aaaa People. LET'S Hear.
Anna Garcia…In Fo Merchal.
😂😂😂😂Richard
How biased is this story?????
😂😂😂😂😂Anna Garcia.
Richard Is Does Write.
Brian Smith Must Receive
1000Pct PARDON.
If those “kids†were Black, Byron would not have been charged at all. Period.
This is unjust. Free that man
Well,,, the kids won't be doing any more break-ins. Sad story.
THOSE JURORS LOST THERE MINDS